The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
ELEVEN LlBORERS KILLED.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN PLOWS
THROUGH AZ TRACK HANDS.
Pieces Of Hannah Bones and Ragged
Strips Of Flesh Scattered
Along the Track.

HoHoKus, N. J. July 2i.-At 7;l5
O'Clock this morning q horrible &C
cident occurred on the Erie railroad at
aroint about third Of mile above
Hohokus, resulting In the killing OF
eleven men and the serious injury Of
Ave others. A gang Of forty.two I,sl-
ian laborers were at work ballasling
ihe tracks when they noticed the milk
train coming up the road from Hobo.
kus. They Immediately stepped over
30 the down track, but In their hurry
failed to notice the Chicago express
bearing down upon them. Before
anyoLs knew exactly what was hap
pening the express had ploughed into
their midst, knocking the unfortu-
nates right and left, killing ten OF the
number outright and wounding six
Others, one 80 badly tina, he died be-
fore he reached Paterson, whit or
the wounded were carried ss soon as
accommodation could be occurred to
convey them. The express was un.
able 70 come to astop until II reached
the Hohokus station, where II was
found that the COW catcher and step OF
She engine were broker, but no other
damage was done.
Investigation shows that the train
hands were entirely blame,ess. The
wounded we're not removed until bali
m hour later, when construction
train took them to Paterson. Men
hss'ened 10 the scene, where the COM
rades OF the dead and injured men
were already Administering TO the
wants Of those who were moi past
needing any assistance. Most OF the
uniortuuates had been hurled down
the embankment OF the down track,
while teme were lying around between
the rails horribly mutilated. Hats,
corts and shoes, which had been torn
from The victlme, we're scattered about,
and in some plscee were little pools oil
blood, pieces Of human boue, and
ragged strips OF fleeh, Some had their
ags torn OF, others we're lying with
deous gsshes in their heads, and
lme we're 30 horribly mangled az TO
ue uurecogniEable. The killed were:
GUlZpPB TORHI0.
RlNALDQ 0kNEIVE,
9AllO PlSA0kELE.
p0MlNICO sTAMPR0,
DONoDO pAMP0h0sA.
PANNANbh DlBlANO.
MICHAEL TODiO.
Two men. one named Dominica SAldonello
and one whose name IL unknown,
One man, with his shoulder f'ac.
tursd, was found sitting under a bridge
$50 yards from where he was struck,
where be had been carried by the en-.
gne. He was taken, with the other
I've wounded, 10 lie Paterson hos
pital.
The railroad men have different
opinions a. 10 who Ia 10 be blamed for
the accident. Some oensure Connolly,
foreman OF the gang, but he was
around tbs curve nj the tool box and
was unsble to See the train. His az.
Instant was with the gang, and some
regard him as responsible, but he ex.
plains tnat the suddenness OF the srri.
val o. the train put all precautions at
paught, a. there was no time 10 warn
the men, and his voice could not have
been heard above the noise created by
the milk train. Moreover, the Obi.
cago express was not on time and he
bad no way Of knowing Of its proIlmi-
ity, The men we're probably NJ
much 90 blame as anybody.
They are insuferably stupid
o. umes and have 90 be pulled out Of
the way OF approaching trains. All
The dead men were married. Con-
ducior Hamper, who was on the con-
struction train, states that he mover
psw 90 horrible scene. Ohe un-
fortunate, whose brains we're scattered
for twenty yards along the tracks,
Jumped mp three times after no WAS
thrown aside by the oowcatcher, and
another man whom he went 20 lift
up Ivy the hand while he was yet
q iring, cauRht his wrist In q con.
VI ve death grip from which he Vas
W difficulty Te,Ased. He cav
n smllsr oasee, aud describes the
hk sand groans OF the wounded and
q a. something awful. The
- OF the tlx wounded men are as
A. VS.
b1NfNTCo sCRAN0ux, Log brokon and
Cor iutlont shout the body.
HkNRf LOPrs' broken arm and scalD
yJOsFFFA FosTIE. badly cut aud brul,si
about he tCdy and had.
PALLHhO rkk1lA, broken lea con
tgfions absut tue boiy aud ihtsrnL iniu.
rief
AMBROSE MICHAEL CASD AUX con.
tufious sbost the body and internal inju.
ues. lie ssi ~ ard walked sboat after me
sccidtut, bat aflofvafd suffered % much
pain that be un sent 70 the hospital with
ether.
The name Of the sixth man IL be-.
heysd TO be Msnno. lie was 90
iHghiiu'ly lnjdred sbor the head aud
BODY a 10 be unreo gnirAble.